Windsor, North Carolina

Our 9th wedding anniversary and my 30th birthday just passed, so we decided to take a trip to the sounds on the coast of NC. We ended up staying in Williamston, which was a short drive from our actual destination: Windsor, North Carolina, home of the Partnership for the Sounds (partnershipforthesounds.org) Roanoke/Cashie River Center, as well as some other fun activities. The first thing we did was go for a "River Ramblin'" which is a 60-minute ride on a pontoon boat up the Cashie River

It was beautiful, free, and lots of fun. There were a few turtle and wild bird sightings along the way, but mostly it was a nice, relaxing, peaceful ride down the river. The captain stopped for some Sweet Bay Leaf, which he wanted to use in some Italian dishes, so everyone took a little. Mostly we just cruised up and cruised back down - and it was Wheelchair Accessible! I got my whole chair right on the boat with me - they had a makeshift ramp to do it, but they were prepared!! Then, we ate lunch (really not good options for food here, but it's small town NC, so what can you expect?) and headed over to the Livermon Mini Zoo, which appeared to be something of a petting zoo with llamas and goats, but we were easily distracted by free canoe rentals so we ended up getting some life jackets, oars, and heading down to the docks of the Cashie River Swamp:

My husband did most of the rowing - I tried to help, but it took one arm to balance myself so I didn't tip the canoe :o and the other could grab an oar but by the time I got to it, he had already made stride. So, I mostly enjoyed the view, the serene swamp view, and complained a little about bugs and being attacked by thorned plants. Overall, great experience!! So glad my husband has the strength and stamina for all that, plus the lifts to and from the boat onto shore :) At the end of the day, we headed back the hotel for a swim in the pool and then a nice bath in the Whirlpool tub. It was a lovely celebration of our anniversary and my birthday!